Teacher Leaders: A Key Link between Teacher Evaluation and Professional Development

Posted on August 2, 2016July 31, 2016 by coreeducation

Anna Duncan, writing for New America, explores the power of teacher leaders to transform the debate around teacher evaluation and place the emphasis more squarely on professional development. Excerpts from the article appear below: That teacher leadership systems have to serve as a key link between teacher evaluation and professional learning becomes evident in a Read more about Teacher Leaders: A Key Link between Teacher Evaluation and Professional Development[…]

The CLASS Project: Empowering Educators, Raising Student Achievement

Posted on July 29, 2016July 22, 2016 by coreeducation

Against a statewide backdrop of sliding student achievement levels, widening education inequities, and high levels of teacher dissatisfaction, the CLASS Project—an Oregon nonprofit initiative—has made sharp gains in all of these areas while simultaneously improving the working relationships between various education system stakeholders. But what exactly IS the Creative Leadership Achieves Student Success (CLASS) Project? Read more about The CLASS Project: Empowering Educators, Raising Student Achievement[…]

The Role of a Multi-Classroom Leader

Posted on June 23, 2016June 23, 2016 by coreeducation

In Real Clear Education, Kristin Cubbage reflects on what it means to be a Multi-Classroom Leader, a role her school has adopted in conjunction with Public Impact. She writes: When I became a multi-classroom leader in 2013, the position was new to our school, district and state—new to the nation, in fact. I have vivid Read more about The Role of a Multi-Classroom Leader[…]

ACSD Releases Teacher Impact Grants

Posted on May 11, 2016May 7, 2016 by coreeducation

ASCD has announced its Teacher Impact Grants program, which will provide direct grants to teacher leaders to fund initiatives that drive transformation for wider impact on improving student outcomes. The Teacher Impact Grants will enable teachers to have a greater impact on the quality of teaching in their classrooms, schools, and districts—and assume greater ownership of student Read more about ACSD Releases Teacher Impact Grants[…]

Advice for New Teacher Leaders

Posted on April 27, 2016April 23, 2016 by coreeducation

Sarah Brown Wessling, high school English teacher in Johnston, Iowa and 2010 National Teacher of the Year recently offered advice for teacher leaders in Education Week. An excerpt of her post appears below: As many of our systems work to make space for elevating the profession by calling on the wisdom and expertise of our Read more about Advice for New Teacher Leaders[…]

Teacher Leadership Roles and the Effect on Instruction

Posted on March 30, 2016March 23, 2016 by coreeducation

For years, education leaders have sought to pinpoint how teachers become effective in order to better leverage teachers’ impact on student learning and improve student outcomes. Teacher leadership is receiving increased attention as a potential lever for improved instruction, recruitment and retention of effective teachers, and improved student outcomes. This is the driving force behind Read more about Teacher Leadership Roles and the Effect on Instruction[…]

March Issue Brief: Teacher Professionalism

Posted on March 22, 2016March 18, 2016 by coreeducation

Teachers often know best when it comes to helping their students achieve academic success, but districts and schools are not set up to capitalize on the wisdom of teachers. In this month’s issue brief from Core Education, we explore ideas related to increasing teacher professionalism, including changed teacher roles, teacher-powered schools, and ideas borrowed from Read more about March Issue Brief: Teacher Professionalism[…]

Scholastic Survey of the 2015 State Teachers of the Year

Posted on June 24, 2015June 20, 2015 by coreeducation

In a newly released survey of the 2015 State Teachers of the Year (STOY), this new class of accomplished teachers shared their views on topics affecting educators across the country. Forty-six of the 56 STOYs responded to Scholastic’s online survey, and while this is not a nationally representative sample of teachers, it is an Read more about Scholastic Survey of the 2015 State Teachers of the Year[…]

Fearless Teaching

Posted on May 12, 2015September 12, 2020 by coreeducation

Shanna Peeples, recently named National Teacher of the Year, published on her blog a speech that she delivered in DC during her selection process. I don’t want to offend you, but I have to tell you that I will be talking about the f-word today. And that f-word is a four-letter word that’s as obscene Read more about Fearless Teaching[…]

A Roadmap for Teacher Leadership

Posted on November 3, 2014November 2, 2014 by coreeducation

The Aspen Institute and Leading Educators are out with a roadmap outlining paths teachers can take to assume more leadership roles in classrooms and schools. The Aspen Institute released Leading from the Front of the Classroom: A Roadmap for Teacher Leadership that Works, which provides practical guidance for designing effective teacher leadership opportunities. The paper Read more about A Roadmap for Teacher Leadership[…]

Teacher-Powered Schools Initiative

Posted on June 23, 2014June 23, 2014 by coreeducation

Education Evolving launched the Teacher-Powered Schools Initiative at the Education Writers Association’s 67th National Seminar’s “Teachers Take Charge” panel discussion. The launch is especially timely given the release of Education Evolving’s new national survey data that that reveal overwhelming public support and teacher interest in a professional partnership model of teacher leadership, or “teacher-powered schools.” Read more about Teacher-Powered Schools Initiative[…]

Kennedy Center Announces the 2013 Inspirational Teacher Award

Posted on August 20, 2013August 20, 2013 by coreeducation

Did you have a teacher who inspired you? One who changed your life? Is there a teacher you credit with helping you become the person you are today? Do you remember a specific interaction with your teacher that proved to be a moment of inspiration and transformation? Share your story. The Kennedy Center seeks nominations Read more about Kennedy Center Announces the 2013 Inspirational Teacher Award[…]

Great Stories from Great Teachers

Posted on June 6, 2013 by coreeducation

StoryCorps’ National Teachers Initiative celebrates the work of public school teachers across the country. By recording and sharing these stories, StoryCorps calls public attention to the invaluable contribution teachers have made to this nation. This 18-month initiative honors those who have embraced the profession as their calling, encouraged teaching as a career choice, and helped Read more about Great Stories from Great Teachers[…]

BetterLesson offers Stipend for Master Math Teachers

Posted on December 19, 2012 by coreeducation

BetterLesson has partnered with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to offer a two-year program for master math teachers to develop Common Core aligned math curriculum that they would share with other teachers. For those skilled teachers selected, BetterLesson is offering a stipend of $30,000 paid out over the course of 1.5 years for contracted, Read more about BetterLesson offers Stipend for Master Math Teachers[…]

Teachers and Principals Get Engaged

Posted on August 16, 2012September 12, 2020 by coreeducation

Roughly 180 teachers, principals, and education advocates met at the US Department of Education’s (ED) headquarters last week to make connections and engage in conversations about how educators will lead the transformation of their profession. Educators drilled down on a number of topics and made recommendations for the next steps in the RESPECT Project. One Read more about Teachers and Principals Get Engaged[…]

Teachers of the Year Discuss Public Perception of Teachers

Posted on October 25, 2011April 26, 2012 by coreeducation

We have all heard the polls—while most people think their local/neighborhood school is great, they have a poor opinion of other schools across their states and the nation. Recently, a group of past and present state Teachers of the Year took part in a three-day intensive discussion about the public perception of the teaching profession Read more about Teachers of the Year Discuss Public Perception of Teachers[…]